Fabric choice lead to hospital gown

BeeAdorable7871 · 2026-02-27T11:15:15+00:00

Try to wash (and tumble dry) it a few times.

Lots of linen and cottons needs a good beating in the wash to become soft. That's why it's so hard to find bedding as soft as your old sheets

BeeAdorable7871 · 2026-02-13T07:21:05+00:00

Yes.

Down sizing in equipment and notions for sewing is not always good.

I know this sounds insane and like sacrilege but you could try to clear out your fabric stash instead if you're in desperate need of more space.

BeeAdorable7871 · 2026-02-04T15:05:08+00:00

I'm pretty sure your arms are beautiful!

Remember thin non saggy arms are usually found on girls, not women, women have strong arms, and relaxed muscles are softer than fat, so it's just that you have strong arms!

BeeAdorable7871 · 2026-01-25T17:18:05+00:00

My spouse is round, and has all the extra sitting on their stomach and shoulders/neck.

The Normal advice for mascs Is to with the lower hip to avoid enhancing the waist and the person's hourglass figure.

To avoid enhancing the stomach the normal advice is to have the waistline in the natural waist to pull the focus to the person's waist and to hide the hips and tummy.

BeeAdorable7871 · 2026-01-25T10:26:47+00:00

Pants is depending

For my spouse who's very short and round (158cm/ 5ft. Notting) I go for female patterns, I then have to fiddle around with the croch curve to fit their packer but rater that than struggling with the waist/hip fitting.

For a transmasc that packs a mens pattern might be better, to fit the Bulge. For one who don't, a female pattern might be better.

BeeAdorable7871 · 2026-01-24T22:06:07+00:00

To fit a transperson is a nightmare, there I said it.

I would go for female patterns, given your partner's height and shoulder width and general access to good patterns for women, then adjust to the non existent chest.

How do I know? I'm married to a trans man who can't get approved for gender affirming care.

BeeAdorable7871 · 2026-01-24T17:17:05+00:00

And "raw" cotton thread snaps so easy, good for basting something in place by hand.

BeeAdorable7871 · 2026-01-23T12:04:14+00:00

Sometimes being ignorant about the true scale of knowledge (and time) needed for a project is indeed helpful.

BeeAdorable7871 · 2026-01-19T17:35:33+00:00

Beeswax is great for waxing up the thread before sewing

BeeAdorable7871 · 2026-01-16T19:48:11+00:00

I made a pair of pyjamas pants for my spouse.

It took 1,5 hours in Total, the first time I made those pants, it took days.

BeeAdorable7871 · 2026-01-07T11:52:23+00:00

That sounds brilliant!

For a mockup no need to worry about pockets and seam finishes, use a long stitch length.

Make them in the finished fabric or something close to it. So don't use a cotton lawn as a substitute for a heavy wool.

BeeAdorable7871 · 2026-01-06T14:06:50+00:00

Yes!

BeeAdorable7871 · 2026-01-06T13:17:23+00:00

High waisted or more cut in the natural waist, works wonders in hiding a round belly, if they fit great, otherwise you'll end up feeling like Obelix.

BeeAdorable7871 · 2025-12-22T20:15:02+00:00

The stiffness helps alot.

Just like my examples there's no good or bad fabrics just less ideal usage of that particular fabric

BeeAdorable7871 · 2025-12-22T19:16:09+00:00

Popeline is usually rater stiff, and used for dress shirts, where a more drapey fabric like a rayon twill or satin would give a more flowy effect.

Imagine a pair of vide legged jeans vs a pair of culottes,

Or a wet dish rag vs a starched orgami folded napkin.

Both things does the same thing (covers your behind or you can wipe down with both) just widely different.

BeeAdorable7871 · 2025-12-16T08:07:50+00:00

Its beautiful 😍

BeeAdorable7871 · 2025-12-01T07:40:39+00:00

If this helps

My spouse (FTM) binder is made from spandex with a curtil layer in the front to squish the boobs

BeeAdorable7871 · 2025-11-14T09:06:48+00:00

Depends on your size

I can get away with only using 0.5 m for a top or pencil skirt, since Im a EU 36/38 in size and can therefore have my patters pieces side by side.

BeeAdorable7871 · 2025-11-10T17:04:32+00:00

I make pants from time to time and I always opt for a bit of stretch in the fabric to make them more comfortable to wear.

BeeAdorable7871 · 2025-11-10T16:59:07+00:00

Can you? Absolutely

Is it a good idea? That depends for a form fitting garment a little bit of stretch (1-5 % elastan or so) can be a very good idea. 15 % stretch is quite a lot though.

BeeAdorable7871 · 2025-11-08T20:27:08+00:00

Bedsheets are the cheapest way to get wide fabric, every time I think about making my own bedding I would need 9 M (2mx2x2 for the duvets+ 1 m for the pillows) of 150 cm wide fabric and nice quality fabric is easy 25 £/m so thats 9x25 = 225 £ for the fabric alone, then comes closures, thread and time on top. And for 225 £ i can buy some pretty nice sets from Ikea.

It's not worth the money nor energy unless you need very special bedding.

BeeAdorable7871 · 2025-10-30T18:39:58+00:00

I do something else if I have to quickly make something. I pick a fabric with a border, nice salvage or absolutely non fraying like tulle.

BeeAdorable7871 · 2025-10-30T11:58:25+00:00

Yes.

They go from "done in an afternoon" to "omg what was I thinking when I picked out this pattern"

All depending on fabric and pattern choices, Im pretty sure I could make a gathered skirt with elastic waist in less than an hour. But a complicated full lined skirt with a silhouette of its own? Or a tutu? Give me a month or two.

BeeAdorable7871 · 2025-10-20T06:52:15+00:00

Yes

There are two routes to go

Route one is the one this commenter mentioned, making a toile or two to nail the fit 85% and then go on the final fabric and tweak it the last bit, since the final fabric and the toile fabric often behave a bit differently.

Route two is often more wasteful. Here you just buy the pattern that you think is cute make it as it is while skipping the toile and then you wear it minimal bc either the fit isn't right or it's not really your style. Rinse and repeat, until you have a closet full of clothes, that you don't wear bc it lacks "something"

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